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Seljoukian

/sɛlˈd͡ʒukiən/

Seljoukian is the obsolete form of Seljukian.

Meaning of Seljukian

Adjective

Seljukian (not comparable)

  1. (historical, uncommon) Synonym of Seljuk, of or related to Seljuk, his dynasty, their empire, or their period of rule.
    • Romanus at once took the field against the Seljukian hordes, who were now devastating Cappadocia with fiendish cruelty, and had just captured Caesarea and plundered the shrine of St. Basil.1921, T.F. Tout, The Empire and the Papacy, 918-1273, page 107
    Synonyms:
    Seljuk, of or related to Seljuk, his dynasty, their empire, or their period of rule

See all 2 meanings of Seljukian

Forms of Seljoukian

pluralSeljoukians

Origin of Seljoukian

From Seljouk + -ian.

Words that rhyme with Seljoukian

Questions about Seljoukian

What is Seljoukian the obsolete form of?
Seljoukian is the obsolete form of Seljukian.
How do you pronounce Seljoukian?
Seljoukian is pronounced /sɛlˈd͡ʒukiən/.

Words near Seljoukian in the dictionary

  1. Seljook
  2. Seljookian
  3. Seljookians
  4. Seljooks
  5. Seljouk
  6. Seljoukian
  7. Seljoukians
  8. Seljoukid
  9. Seljoukids
  10. Seljouks
  11. Seljuck

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Seljoukian (page history and authors); Seljukian (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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